Complexities....!
Well, here are a couple of photos of South Beach in Tanzania taken on past Sunday. I'm quite fucked off, 'cause I just lost a whole posting and do not have the energy to do it again. So, just enjoy these pictures well waiting for the post that will follow in due course.
Sorry 'bout that, but KARIBU TANZANIA.........Hakuna Matata.........Africa teaches you a lot of lessons and it does take take a long time to get use to all this shit. All sympathy is gladly welcomed.
Miss y'all and guys have an absolute JOL of a time. Prost!
Caio
Unlease your fears and you shall be set free......!
It has been a while since I have blotted something on a scratch of paper for the whole world to see. But as usual I still believe that when you get something out of your system you will definately move better forward than expected.
This posting relates purely to a couple of events that followed these past weeks and how I am planning to go forward day by day, but rather trying to change everything into a positive note.
For starters it has been in my mind lately the whole concept of the creation of the humankind and how previous experiance transforms our minds as well it really determines body language and social well being. It probably all started back on the island where I have met everyone and where they dedicated a bit of spice into my thoughts. As a child I was taught that you should not always be on the receiving end, but also try and give a little bit more perhaps even more of yourself and you will definately collect the fruits of your efforts. On the one hand I have seen that this notion is truly satisfactory, but like always with joy comes a lot of pain and for the past 2 years I have really encountered the ups and downs of life. Whether it might be socially or just professionally, there are always good and bad following on your road to eternity.
Lately I have been thinking a lot about all my friends around the world and really came to ask the question of what friends should be like. Maybe the moment back on the island was a stage where everyone needed one another in state of being out side what we know as reality. You were away from you people, your country, your problems from you past or existing life and maybe being away from those who really cared a lot for you. It maybe was just a moment of escaping reality and trying to unleash your true soul and waving to the world the true colours of your soul, but once reality as a norm got hold of you and pulled you straight back into its claws and made us "SLAVES" of this age of survival and capitalism. Whether it is fair or just a known fact that we are intended to work, earn a living and starting a new life with a family differently as previous as from walking alone.
The concept of interaction of all humans interacting with other humans, whether it may be on a known social level or maybe just by chance......It is an extrodinary concept of how well our roads are planned for the future and all you need to do is to make those decisions leading you on your path of eternity. Futuristic? I do not know as much as I do not know all the lessons in life and the reason for that may well be the reason why we walk this earth. As I always say.......You better walk tall and proud.
Then I come to think of myself and trying to see what impact I had on those back on the island and my family and friends back home. Why am I communicating with other people all round and what is this theory of interaction? And then may biggest fear of all. Maybe the time on the island was just a time where we all fell vulnerable and we needed one another as humans always do. Maybe you guys saw what you believe was the best of me and who I am.....Just maybe it was not the person who I ought to be. Maybe it was just what you all wanted me to be and because of vulnerability, being away from reality or just what the fuck ever...................
For me it is a strange phenomena where people find the best in each other and from that point on the build a certain level of believe declairing their ut most dreams and how they will fit greatly into one anothers lives....Bullshit, I think back now and only believe it was a stage were we all needed one another. It is funny how we all changed yet again in the last 12 months or so. Totally different goals and dreams and totally different people surrounding ourselves and then we act yet again another phase out in our lives. True or Bullshit? Is it really who we are and why do we change in personality so quite often......Is it a tool to adaptation or just plain and simple that we as humans are week.
And dramatically I have to find my own feet again and establish myself where I always relied on my friend Dirk and his family. Soon they will be gone and I need to do my thing and maybe just for once it will not be one of those friendships tha will end the moment you leave. For a long time it seemed that our team was invincible, but as always good things does always have an end. Even if it only means that our roads will split and we will still be friends. But honestly and truly understand that time and distance have a notion of killing everything in between and that it will only become a vast peace of memory hidden somewhere back in our minds. It is not by closing doors behind me or burning bridges, it is reality!
If you read this blog and you do so on a regular basis it will mean that you know me somehow. Please redifine what is the real meaning of friendship and does it only occur during the time spend together or apart? I think for know that this might by all and this is where this issue ends.
Have a great evening y'all and I thank you.
Breaking the ICE today.....!
DRINKING AT WORKThe below are valid reasons as to why drinking should be allowed at work. If you use them wisely, you may even be able to convince your boss into allowing alcohol.
1. It's an incentive to show up.
2. It reduces stress.
3. It leads to more honest communications.
4. It reduces complaints about low pay.
5. It cuts down on time off because you can work with a hangover.
6. Employees tell management what they think, not what management wants to hear.
7. It helps save on heating costs in the winter.
8. It encourages carpooling.
9. Increases job satisfaction because if you have a bad job you don't care.
10. It eliminates vacations because people would rather come to work.
11. It makes fellow employees look better.
12. It makes the cafeteria food taste better.
13. Bosses are more likely to hand out raises when they are wasted.
14. Salary negotiations are a lot more profitable.
15. If someone does something stupid on the job, it will be quickly forgotten.
DID YOU CALL FOR ME?Bob joins a very exclusive nudist colony. On his first day he takes off his clothes and starts wandering around. A gorgeous petite blonde walks by him and the man immediately gets an erection.
The woman notices his erection, comes over to him grinning sweetly and says: "Sir, did you call for me?" Bob replies: "No, what do you mean? "She says: "You must be new here; let me explain. It's a rule here that if I give you an erection, it implies you called for me." Smiling, she then leads him to the side of a pool, lays down on a towel, eagerly pulls him to her and happily lets him have his way with her.
Bob continues exploring the facilities. He enters a sauna, sits down,and farts. Within a few seconds a huge, horribly corpulent, hairy man with a firm erection lumbers out of the steam towards him. The Huge Man says: "Sir, did you call for me?" Bob replies: "No, what do you mean?" The Huge Man: "You must be new here; it is a rule that when you fart, it implies you called for me." The huge man then easily spins Bob around, bends him over the bench and has his way with him.
Bob rushes back to the colony office. He is greeted by the smiling naked receptionist: "May I help you?" Bob says: "Here is your card and key back. You can keep the $500 joining fee." Receptionist: "But Sir, you've only been here a couple of hours; you only saw a small fraction of our facilities.....
"Bob replies: "Listen lady, I am 58 years old, I get a hard-on twice a month, but I fart 15 times a day. WAR INSURANCEAirman Jones was assigned to the induction center where he was to advise new recruits about their government benefits, especially their GI insurance.
It wasn't long before Captain Smith noticed that Airman Jones had almost a 100% record for insurance sales, which had never happened before.
Rather than ask about this, the Captain stood in the back of the room and listened to Jones's sales pitch. Jones explained the basics of the GI Insurance to the new recruits, and then said:
"If you have GI Insurance and go into battle and are killed, the government has to pay $200,000 to your beneficiaries. If you don't have GI insurance, and you go into battle and get killed, the government has to pay only a maximum of $6000."
"Now," he concluded," which bunch do you think they are going to send into battle first?
White Fang in VERY deep shit!
A guy goes to the supermarket and notices a beautiful blond woman wave at him and say hello. He's rather taken aback, because he can't place where he knows her from. So he says, "Do you know me?"To which she replies, "I think you're the father of one of my kids.
"Now his mind travels back to the only time he as ever been unfaithful to his wife and says, "My God, are you the stripper from my bachelor party that I laid on the pool table with all my buddies watching, while your partner whipped my butt with wet celery???"She looks into his eyes and calmly says, "No, I'm your son's maths' teacher."
Shocking shit, just leave me out of this one!
Suck this Biatch.....!
A local United Way office realized that the organization had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute.
"Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $700,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"
The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?"
Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, "Um ... no."
The lawyer interrupts, "or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?"
The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology, but was interrupted again.
"or that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in indignation, "leaving her penniless with three children!"
The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea..."
On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, "So if I don't give any money to them, why should I give any to you?"
The Pinacal of Events!
I wish never in my life to start a posting feeling this bad ever again. Tuesday night was one of the hardest nights for me in a very long time and it is morally wrong when your dreams just falls apart. Yeah, I'm talking about the soccer and hopefully the postings will end concerning this topic. Even though I'm not a German, it felt that my heart was ripped apart and fed for the dogs (ITALIANS).......For fuck sake, but like the rest of us it is good to start focus yet again on our normal day lives.
For starters, E.S and Nachi hoped for an African team to go far in this World Cup and I just have a question allround. How would you classify a team that has more than 50% of the players originally from Africa? For me, I would say an African team, right? So, when you have answered this question for yourself it is good to know that this World Cup did brought some highlights. We have an African Team in the finals. Even if they call them FRANCE, they do have 7 players in the current squad coming from somewhere in Africa and the majority of them comes from WEST AFRICA. So, we do indeed have a AFRICAN TEAM in the final. Happy guys?
Sadly, the dream didn't realize now for Germany and they were taken out on deathrow of the game, but there will be more chances in coming times. Like for example 2010 where the World Cup will be held in South Africa and I welcome Germany with an open mind, arms and heart to visit my country. For once, South Africa will make the headlines and hopefully it will be good news only and for once the media will leave the politics at home for a change. So, this blog has now its final posting on the WORLD CUP era of 2006 where we will definately see new world champions. Go AFRICA!
There ain't other news that I find sufficient enough for this site, so I guess this will be it for now. Guys, enjoy the last game of soccer in Berlin on 9 July '06 and have fun.........!
I miss y'all.
Ciao
The Deutschland Dream!
Well, I have never done this officially even though I was always a great German soccer supporter. I have received so man comments lately, mostly by the phone of people wishing ME luck with the game tonight even though I'm actually a South African........
But with my fingers crossed, stress levels going above board and my heart still in Deutschland, I would like to wish my best friends around the world and the great German Nation best wishes for tonights semi-final game against Italy.
I truly believe you guys can do it and make yourselve a proud nation again. That is what I like about the German people. It does not really matter how low they go, they will always stand up again and be a proud nation. You guys truly deserve this and my heart goes with you all tonight. I believe that we will watch you play on Sunday again in the finals and my dream as like most of the 80 million inhabitants in Germany to see Michael Ballack hold the cup high where it belongs.
From a very proud South African to those millions of Germans..... Rise Again!
I need SIMPLICITY!
My god! What can I say? This World Cup in German really got all the people to their nerves. First it was Friday night when German trailed 0:1 and in the 75th minute I decided that all the stress was not worth.
I stopped at the shop to buy some refreshments and as I walked out I saw all the people are starring through the SPUR's window and decided to have a peek. Then it was 1 all and thought that I should get quickly to a place where I could watch the football again. I got some extra coke for the rum and off I went to a friends place who was busy with a BBQ. I ran in stuck to my chair for the extra time in the game and thought that if it would go to penalties, then German will definately take it. And it happened! I withdraw all my remarks on Jens Lehman's qualities as a goalkeeper........This is just a bit too much for me.
So Argentina out, England out and now Brazil out. Last night I stayed up just to see how the french will get fucked up and then I think they played the most amazing football ever. It was by far the best game of the tournament with a good couple of yellow cards against Brazil and then there was Zinidine Zidane. What can I say? God, this guy really delivered the goods even though everyone was criticizing him. Amazing and astonishing! France beat Brazil 1:0 and as the commentator said: France has some kind of Voodoo against Brazil and that may seem so true now.
Sow, France and Portugal up next with Germany and Italy. I predict that Germany will go through now and I do not want to make a prediction between France and Portugal. So, Go Deutschland! Fuck, thanks to the German team is that they kept my nails quite short and it works for me......Please, not against Italy. Win great or just leave it. I can not deal with so many issues right now. Sorry Nafiz, Argentina and England are now out.GO! ENOUGH FOOTBALL FOR NOW! I will wait till next Sunday and we all will know.
Lately my time has been dedicated to work. Majority of it to Meetings (which I hate by the way 'cause most of the people attending it knows jack shit and only commenting of moral issues which by the way I am not fond of), designing, pricing, and all over just arguing with everybody because they do seem so incompitent.
OK, I am not a "workaholic", but just trying to solve so many problems at the same time and unfortunately I tend to pick up the blood pressure level a bit, my partly star sign is showing great affect in dominence (or I think it does) and overall I stressed out. I guess I am in need of a bit of TLC. For real, work has really gotten the best of me, but I can see the road now and that kind of helps a bit. Our Chief in Charge is in Town from France and as all the frustrations build up, I had a word of 2 with him. I guess he wasn't too happy about out, but I thought it was a great idea to give my 2 cents worth. The best route out and to settle the score was to take him out and sort most of our problems out over a great couple of beers and cocktails (not me, him) and a couple of rums (that was me).
So for the past weekend I decided to stay cool and this morning I has the urge to have a good breakfast around 10am at a local restaurant overlooking the ocean and decided to get in a couple of beers too. Too many infact and I guess 3 litres of beer is too much for breakfast, but I have enjoyed that. Haven't done it too much lately and I thought it's time for a change and new strategies are most welcomed.
The bike is coming on nicely now. So many parts have been arriving for the last couple of weeks and she really looks good now. Got her new tank on with a couple of stressing episodes when Dirk and I had to put on that fucking DECAL stickers that cost me 99USD and not really easy to put them on. But, it is done and now just cleaning and installing the subframe which will hopefully arrive in 2 weeks time and then I am off to go. By the way, a friend of mine has done the Johannesburg trip to Dar es Salaam via Botswana and Zambia in just 4 days. Man, 1000km per day on a bike. That take some doing, but I guess I will rather settle for 6/7 days trip and I will be able to grab a great couple of pictures too. My route will probably bee Malawi, Partly Zambia and Botswana and I guess it will be in the region of 4500km's.
So, Germany, you have done great and keep on. For all my mates out there. Guys, keep the faith and I hope you are all doing pretty well.
Ciao
